Hey First Post WOOO!
And first recipes...
Lately I have been looking into Vegan Dairy Substitutes for yogurts.
Plain Alpro Soya was always a go to however a new brand 'Joya' came on the UK scene. Interested, I gave it a try. 'Joya' has no added sugar so it so it isn't as sweet as Alpro and has a very neutral/bland taste with a slight nuttiness of, you guessed it, soya. However, it is not that pleasant to eat on its own like Alpro is. So obviously when I was presented with this bland 'Joya' I thought, it needs a make over..
Lets make FROZEN VEGAN YOGURT. A sugar free, dairy free, tasty treat.
Sweet Almond, Raisin and Cinnamon Vegan Frozen Yogurt
Ingredients
2/3 of a pot of plain 'Joya' or other dairy free yogurt (or if you like dairy 0% fat Greek Yogurt)
1/4 cup of Agave or other Liquid Sweetener
1/4 cup of raisins
1/2 tsp of ground cinnamon
Hand full of almonds, unbleached
Vanilla extract
Pinch of salt
Almond milk (optional bulker)
-Get your pot of yogurt add vanilla, raisins, and sweetener reserving about a table spoon for later. Taste and more or less sweetener to your liking. Set aside.
-Heat a small frying pan and add almonds and a pinch of salt. When you can smell them roasting (a fragrant nuttiness) and they are lightly colouring remove and lightly crush into rustic chunks. I use a pestle and morta to do this.
-Then add cinnamon and a table spoon of sweetener and return to pan to caramelize the sweetener slightly. This only takes about 1 min maximum. Take care not to burn. Remove from pan and leave to cool.
-When cool add to yogurt pot and mix.
-If you want a lower calorie lighter frozen yogurt you can bulk it out with unsweetened Almond milk, I used about 1/3 of a cup. The almond milk as well as being low in calories has a a slight almond taste adding to the taste whilst bulking it out and making it lighter. However, it will lose some of it's creaminess.
-Freeze in pot until set
Mine is in the freezer at the moment will post a picture when it comes out!
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